Service difficulty report · Servo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 24, 2017
Submitted
June 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
866
Aircraft time
67,485 hours, 25,119 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
31073060
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMBING OUT OF 10000AND ACCELERATING ABOVE 280 KTS WING TIP OSCILLATION EXCESSIVE, SLOWED TO BELOW 250 KTS RETURNED TO NORMAL FLIGHT CONTOL RIGHT AILERON SERVO FAULT (RT). EMERGENCY DECLARED. REPLACED RIGHT WING GREEN AILERON SERVO CONTROL. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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